by - December 18, 2014 6:49 pm
The newly formed Independent Citizens Commission met today primarily to get organized. The commission is charged with setting the salaries for all 7 constitutional officers, 135 state legislators, and all…
by - December 17, 2014 6:25 pm
The recently passed Issue 3 – which now is part of the Arkansas Constitution – has many moving parts that affect a lot of different groups. The Arkansas Ethics Commission…
by - December 9, 2014 7:26 am
Local politico Alice Stewart has built a great morning talk radio show on 96.5 FM. Her show definitely has a conservative bent, but she brings on political leaders and newsmakers…
by - December 8, 2014 6:10 pm
On Tuesday, the city of Fayetteville will have a rare December election to consider whether to repeal an anti-discrimination ordinance passed by the Fayetteville City Council in August. The full…
by - December 6, 2014 1:51 pm
An excited Republican Party of Arkansas State Committee met in Benton to elect new officers for the next two years. The meeting was the first time Republicans gathered since their…
by - December 5, 2014 11:59 pm
I was able to catch part of the Lottery Oversight Committee meeting on Friday when Camelot brought its report on the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. There was not a lot of…
by - December 4, 2014 6:28 pm
A new report out Thursday paints a less-than-rosy picture for the current state of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. Camelot Global prepared the report specifically for the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative…
by - December 2, 2014 6:01 pm
Much to the surprise of many in the state – with perhaps the exception of Sen. Jon Woods and Rep. Warwick Sabin – Proposed Constitutional Amendment Issue 3 was passed…
by - November 26, 2014 3:05 pm
In case you missed my story a couple weeks ago, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is showing some major signs of gearing up for a potential run for President in…
by - November 25, 2014 6:05 pm
With Sen. Michael Lamoureux moving from the Senate Pro Temp office to Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson’s chief of staff, a vacancy has opened up in the State Senate District 16 which…
by - November 24, 2014 12:01 am
Mississippi native political consultant Austin Barbour was in Arkansas this weekend. He stopped to speak at the Clinton School of Public Service on his way to Fayetteville for some sort…
by - November 20, 2014 8:21 pm
President Obama addressed the nation Thursday night to unveil his new immigration policy. He announced a plan to use executive action to use temporary immigration status to millions of illegal immigrants….
by - November 14, 2014 11:33 pm
Another interesting program is coming up next week at the Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock. Austin Barbour – the nephew of former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour –…
by - November 14, 2014 6:04 pm
The outgoing and incoming Arkansas State Senate met today in its first organizational meeting since the election. The meeting began with the outgoing (or current) Senate members electing Sen. Jonathan…
by - November 12, 2014 10:40 pm
Last week, Sen. Gary Stubblefield of Branch told The Tolbert Report that he planned to challenge Senate Pro Tempore-Designate Jonathan Dismang for the Pro Tempore position. Stubblefield said that he…
by - November 12, 2014 6:12 pm
With the 2014 election a firm week behind us, it is time to turn to obsessive rumors over who will run for President in 2016. This early out it is…
by - November 7, 2014 12:05 am
Republican Sen. Gary Stubblefield of Branch confirms to The Tolbert Report on Thursday evening that he plans to challenge fellow Republican, Senate President Pro Tempore-designate Jonathan Dismang of Beebe, for the…
by - November 5, 2014 6:22 pm
A song from my childhood has been in my head all morning. “Deep and Wide. Deep and Wide. There’s a fountain flowing Deep and Wide.” 1. Wide – Such was…
by - November 5, 2014 6:14 pm
Republicans now solidly have a majority in both the Arkansas House of Representatives and the Arkansas State Senate. In the House, Republicans picked up 13 seats taking their majority from…
by - November 3, 2014 11:10 pm
Most of the attention this election cycle has been on the races at the top of the ticket. But with the general consensus that Republicans will win most of the statewide races,…
